CRJ 101 INTRODUCTION
TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE TECHNOLOGY (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Examines the emergence, progress, and
problems of the Criminal Justice system in the United States. Topics include: the American Criminal Justice system; constitutional
limitations; organization of enforcement, adjudication,
and corrections; and career opportunities and requirements.
CRJ 103 CORRECTIONS(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Provides an overview of all phases of the American correctional
system and practices, including its history, procedures,
and objectives. Topics include: history and evolution of
correctional facilities; legal and administrative problems;
institutional facilities and procedures; probation, parole,
and prerelease program; alternative sentencing; rehabilitation;
community involvement; and staffing.
CRJ 104 PRINCIPLES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Examines the principles of organization and administration
and the duties of local and state law enforcement agencies
with emphasis on police departments. Topics include: history
and philosophy of law enforcement, evaluation of administrative
practices, problems in American law enforcement agencies,
emerging concepts, professionalism, and community crime
prevention programs.
CRJ 105 CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE (4-2-5)
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
Introduces the substantive law of major crimes against persons
and property. Attention is given to observation of courtroom trials.
Topics include: laws of arrest and search and seizure; procedures
governing arrest, trial, and administration of criminal sanctions;
rules of evidence; general court procedures; rights and duties
of officers and citizens; and Supreme Court rulings that apply
to Criminal Justice/overview of Constitutional Law.
CRJ
143 PROBATION AND PAROLE (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Covers the history of both juvenile and adult probation and the
history of parole. The probation and parole systems will be covered
in general with a special emphasis on the Georgia systems and
related laws. Rehabilitation theory and indeterminate punishments
will be covered as well as the duties and tasks of probation and
parole officers.
CRJ
145 INTRODUCTION TO CRASH/CRIME SCENE SOFTWARE(3-1-3)
Prerequisite: Program admission
introduces the student to the basics of Computer Aided Drafting.
Processing of incident scenes to determine items that could be
used as evidence and then accurately measuring the items for placement
on a diagram will also be covered. The main emphasis of the course
will be learning how to use the Crime and Crash Zone computer
program to diagram crime and accident scenes.
CRJ
168 CRIMINAL LAW (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Program admission
Emphasizes the historical development of criminal law in the United
States and the current status of Georgia criminal law. The main
focus of the course will be the statutory contents of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A), with primary emphasis on
the criminal and traffic codes.
CRJ 202 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
Emphasizes those provisions of the Bill of Rights
which pertain to criminal justice. Topics include: characteristics
and powers of the three branches of government, principles governing
the operation of the Constitution, and Bill of Rights and the
Constitutional Amendments.
CRJ 206 CRIMINOLOGY (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: CRJ 104
Introduces the nature, extent, and factors related to criminal
behavior, and the etiology of criminal offenses and offenders.
Topics include: scope and varieties of crime; sociological,
psychological, and biological causes of crime; criminal
subculture and society’s reaction; prevention of criminal
behavior; behavior of criminals in penal and correctional
institutions; and problems of rehabilitating the convicted
criminal.
CRJ 207 JUVENILE JUSTICE (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
Analyzes the nature, extent, and causes of juvenile delinquency,
and examines processes in the field of juvenile justice.
Topics include: survey of juvenile law, comparative analysis
of adult and juvenile justice systems, and prevention and
treatment of juvenile delinquency.
CRJ 209 CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTICUM/INTERNSHIP
(0-15-5)
Prerequisite: Completion of all required courses.
Provides experiences necessary for further professional
development and exposure to related agencies in the criminal
justice field. The student will either pursue a study project
directed by the instructor within the institution, or an
internship in a related agency supervised by the instructor
subject to the availability of an approved site. Topics
include: observation and/or participation in criminal justice
activities, criminal justice theory applications, and
independent study project.
CRJ 212 ETHICS
IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Program admission
This course provides an exploration of the field of criminal justice
ethics, which broadly encompasses the history of justice and theories
of morality and ethics. It includes the study of ethics from both
the individual perspective and the organizational standpoint.
Special attention will be given to concrete ethical issues and
dilemmas which are encountered regularly by participants in the
major components of the criminal justice system. Four areas of
ethical decision making opportunities are therefore studied in
this course, including: law enforcement ethics; correctional ethics;
legal profession ethics; and policymaking ethics.
